Browsing by Author "Percin, Nilufer Sahin"

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How Effective Was E-Applied Gastronomy Education During the Covid-19 Era? Opinions of Students and Lecturers: the Case of Türkiye
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Yigit, Serkan; Percin, Nilufer Sahin; Şahin Perçin, Nilüfer
The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of the students and lecturers of the gastronomy department, about e-applied gastronomy education during the COVID-19 era and to determine whether the e-applied gastronomy education is successful or not. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 37 participants following the qualitative methodology. As a result, two main themes: positive aspects of e-applied gastronomy education and (ii) challenges of e-applied gastronomy education, and 10 sub-themes related to these themes were revealed. As a result of the study the lecturers, and students and who participated in the study are of the opinion that e-applied gastronomy education during the COVID-19 period has been unsuccessful. The finding that e-applied courses are ineffective, which is a widely held belief among lecturers and students, can be seen as the strongest evidence to support this view.
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How would you like your Turkish coffee? Tourist experiences of Turkish coffee houses in Istanbul
(Emerald, 2021) Yiğit, Serkan; Şahin Perçin, Nilüfer; Percin, Nilufer Sahin
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine and understand the experiences of tourists in the Turkish coffee houses in Istanbul, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – In this study, a qualitative case study method was used to analyze tourists’ comments with user-generated content technique by analyzing tourists’ comments. The data used in the study was collected through TripAdvisor, which is considered one of the most famous websites with tourist reviews and comments, between 20 May and 10 June 2020 from tourists’ reviews (n:219). Findings – The findings show that Turkish coffee house experiences are heterogeneous based on the dimensions of coffee characteristics, place, satisfaction, recommendation and revisit intention, value/ price and value-added experience. Moreover, value-added experience includes some sub-themes such as a memorable experience, authentic experience and culture learning experience. Originality/value – There are some studies on Turkish coffee and Turkish coffee culture in the literature, but there have been no empirical studies investigating the Turkish coffee house experiences of tourists. For this reason, this study aims to examine and understand the experiences of tourists in Turkish coffee houses. Therefore, it is believed that this study will fill the current gap in the literature on tourists’ experiences of Turkish coffee houses.